Headbanging meets hunger relief as Metal 4 Meals II returns to Eugene Sat. Jan 3 as a community-driven benefit show pairing heavy music with direct support for Food for Lane County. The event brings together local and regional metal bands, small businesses and fans to raise funds and food for the organization.
Now in its second year — and the third event of its kind — Metal 4 Meals raises money through raffles, ticket sales and donations while spotlighting independent artists and supporting the historic nonprofit WOW Hall. The event is organized by Cheyenne Houghton, known onstage as Metal Boots, who created the show to connect the metal scene with tangible community impact. Boots also organized Chaos for Cause, a July fundraiser benefiting Bridgeway House.
Boots fronts vocals in the band New World Sinner, a fixture of the Eugene metal scene since 2008, and works offstage as a personal support worker and a Lane Transit District RideSource driver. He says Metal 4 Meals was designed to benefit everyone involved, from people experiencing food insecurity to working musicians and the venue hosting the show…